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He said last week that voting should take place by July or August. The BNP is the arch-rival of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League (AL). Hasina resigned and fled the country last August amid popular protests.
Impacts
Fakhrul will remain the BNP’s main leader on the ground in the immediate term.
Relations between Bangladesh and neighbouring India, where Hasina continues to take refuge, will remain tense over the coming months.
The authorities will continue to file criminal cases against senior AL figures.
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